wuž

See also: wuz

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uʃ/

Noun

wuž m (feminine equivalent wužowka)

  1. snake, serpent

Declension
Declension of wuž
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative wuž wuža wuže
Genitive wuža wužowu wužow
Dative wužoju wužoma wužam
Accusative wuža wužowu wuže, wužow
Instrumental wužom wužoma wužami
Locative wužu wužoma wužach

Derived terms
  • wužaŕ
  • wužaty
  • wužecy
  • wužeńc
  • wužowaty
  • wužowy
  • wužysko

Further reading
  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “wuž”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “wuž”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ǫžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éngʷʰis.

Noun

wuž m

  1. snake, serpent

Further reading
  • “wuž” in Soblex
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